More than 600 industry professionals--a record for the DCevent-- gathered to hear the outlook. The RealShare Conferenceseries is presented by Real Estate Media, publishers ofGlobeSt.com, Real EstateForum, and a range of regional magazines andnewsletters.
"Cap rates and interest rates will remain stable here for thenext two years," predicted Jim Lee, president and COO of OpusEast.
The larger question is whether the liquidity available for realestate investments overall will start to dry if the stock marketplunges again, rattling even sanguine investors. Lee wondered outloud whether real estate will ever be considered a "riskyinvestment" again. "Money moves in herds," he said, both coming andgoing into a particular asset class.
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Erika Morphy
Erika Morphy has been writing about commercial real estate at GlobeSt.com for more than ten years, covering the capital markets, the Mid-Atlantic region and national topics. She's a nerd so favorite examples of the former include accounting standards, Basel III and what Congress is brewing.
